Spain Guide
Around Madrid
Convento de Santo Domingo de Antiguo
Address: A little way north of San Juan de Reyes
Opening time: Mon– Sat 11am–1.30pm & 4–7pm, Sun 4–7pm
Price: €1.90
Close to the mechanical staircase leading out of the old city, the chief claim to fame of the Convento de Santo Domingo Antiguo is that El Greco's remains lie in the crypt, which can be glimpsed through a peephole in the floor. The nuns display their art treasures in the old choir, but more interesting is the high altarpiece of the church, El Greco's first major commission in Toledo. Unfortunately, most of the canvases have gone to museums and are here replaced by copies, leaving only two St Johns and a Resurrection.